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i hear discussion about benefits to the united states economy. but most skilled americans are significant parts of that economy, and they are being excluded from this discussion. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> like all of you, i appreciate the time you have spent with me in the briefings before we set these hearings. i know you have had to juggle your schedules to do that, but i thought it was a productive meeting. i was struck by the democrats and republicans, struck by the complete absence of partisanship in that meeting. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am pleased that the gang of eight has reached an agreement and produced a bill that will overhaul the current immigration system in ways that will provide help to millions of individuals and families have had, and the three of the gang of eight members are members of this committee, and i thank them, senators schumer, durbin, flake, and chairman lee. so many other members, feinstein, hatch, had tremendous input into this bill. dr. holtz-eakin, there are economic considerations throughout this bill
i hear discussion about benefits to the united states economy. but most skilled americans are significant parts of that economy, and they are being excluded from this discussion. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> like all of you, i appreciate the time you have spent with me in the briefings before we set these hearings. i know you have had to juggle your schedules to do that, but i thought it was a productive meeting. i was struck by the democrats and republicans, struck by the...
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that's what gives our economy its vigor. and when we move away, when we move towards government management of our economy, government bailouts, government deciding who is too big to allow o fail, so much of our economy loses its vigor and we lose some of the promise of the great american civilization. another piece of this also that i speak to relatively often, mr. speaker, and that is american vigor and last component of the american exceptionalism that i'll list here tonight. american vigor, where does that come from? well, we have natural-born american citizens that are part of the civilization and culture. and they are -- and these natural-born american citizens are the did he sent ants who came here with a dream. when they came here with a dream, they saw the promise in the statue of liberty. and there is a list of american exceptionalism components that i talked about, most of them in the bill of rights. our forefathers were inspired to come here in order to realize their dream. they saw that they couldn't make it in t
that's what gives our economy its vigor. and when we move away, when we move towards government management of our economy, government bailouts, government deciding who is too big to allow o fail, so much of our economy loses its vigor and we lose some of the promise of the great american civilization. another piece of this also that i speak to relatively often, mr. speaker, and that is american vigor and last component of the american exceptionalism that i'll list here tonight. american vigor,...
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we can all benefit from a dynamic, free economy. the minute we start taking the conversation away from a washington, d.c., it becomes easier for people to understand what we want, which is for everyone to prosper and for us to stop talking about government allocating special perks to this group or to that group. >> in the back. >> heritage foundation. you mention social entrepreneuriship, this idea of including your social impact within the bottom line of your business. what do you see as the relationship between social entrepreneurship and social welfare, and what do you see as the relationship between government and social entrepreneurship? should it encourage it and languish and state hands off? >> that question is central, which is the best way that government can support that kind of behavior is for government to establish a neutral set of rules that govern everyone, a set of rules that is designed to create an environment of law and order rather than one of chaos, and then make sure those rules are implemented in an even-hande
we can all benefit from a dynamic, free economy. the minute we start taking the conversation away from a washington, d.c., it becomes easier for people to understand what we want, which is for everyone to prosper and for us to stop talking about government allocating special perks to this group or to that group. >> in the back. >> heritage foundation. you mention social entrepreneuriship, this idea of including your social impact within the bottom line of your business. what do you...
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it will dictate the labor force and the effort exerted in our economy. will have strong influences on the out partnership and business community. it will increase the productivity growth in the u.s. economy, the fundamental building block of higher standards of living, and generate larger economic growth numbers than we have seen in recent years. thate done some estimates suggest he could have as much as a full percentage point faster growth over 10 years and associated with that would be something that a think every member of this committee would be pleased to see, that is less a terror pressure -- budgetary pressure. that is a benefit that we are to think about when we think about immigration reform and not rely on those efforts which ignore economic growth. i think that the u.s. is out of step with its economic competitors and it does not use immigration policy as a tool of economic policy. the u.s. as for economic purses. this makes important changes to the visa system. a good way to think about the budgetary implications is to start with the last th
it will dictate the labor force and the effort exerted in our economy. will have strong influences on the out partnership and business community. it will increase the productivity growth in the u.s. economy, the fundamental building block of higher standards of living, and generate larger economic growth numbers than we have seen in recent years. thate done some estimates suggest he could have as much as a full percentage point faster growth over 10 years and associated with that would be...
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so it won't be a drain in the economy. and one of the big parts of e plan for people who want to gain the provision ltatuis baey will have to pay back some taxes if they were employed under the table in the u.s. host: we see a headline in the "washington times." one member of congress is saying that the president should step aside on reforng iigti. this key democrat says it's congr's rn. and you can hear more on the quote of the interview on "newsmakers." part of that will be on sunday here on c-span, 10:00 a.m. eastern time and 6:00 p.m. let's go to niagara falls, new york and here from levon, a democrat. caller: hello. i don't appreciate the fact that it's not just me, but it's just my family and i. we come from a long struggle. we come from long striving to be better citizens of america. struggling with education and getting in school, grants and we actually -- i'm an accomplished man of cdia ow did my fe gindon't undersnd shambles behind my stolen bills while i work on bills. host: what does this have to do with immigr
so it won't be a drain in the economy. and one of the big parts of e plan for people who want to gain the provision ltatuis baey will have to pay back some taxes if they were employed under the table in the u.s. host: we see a headline in the "washington times." one member of congress is saying that the president should step aside on reforng iigti. this key democrat says it's congr's rn. and you can hear more on the quote of the interview on "newsmakers." part of that will...
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economy. we have lost 16% of international tourism. for every point we have lost, its 167,000 jobs in america. can you talk about the economic benefits of increasing the number of tourists? and why this is important -- also, this is not the first think people think of when they think about immigration because it's just tourist visas? >> post-9/11, the need to have an enhanced security regime had big impact on travel and tourism and we lost a lot of the economic benefits. you can go to the destination cities and see the impact. the question going for it is can we marry solid economics in that area with a secure entry/exit visa system? that is something i hope could happen. >> point is other countries including some of the ones you mentioned, have good security measures as we dew point for -- as we do for these kinds of tourist visas, but how can we do it more efficiently without changing any of the security screens? >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and thanks to both of our witnesses for joining us today. virt
economy. we have lost 16% of international tourism. for every point we have lost, its 167,000 jobs in america. can you talk about the economic benefits of increasing the number of tourists? and why this is important -- also, this is not the first think people think of when they think about immigration because it's just tourist visas? >> post-9/11, the need to have an enhanced security regime had big impact on travel and tourism and we lost a lot of the economic benefits. you can go to the...
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benefit that's reform will provide tour country and economy and to our security. and we agree with those coauthors of the legislation in the senate who made the point in recent days that enhancing our security is one of the reasons why we should press forward with immigration reform. speculation about this particular matter is fine but this is under investigation. the fact is comprehensive immigration reform, as anybody who looked into and can attest will enhance our security for all of the reasons i talked about at the top. >> now -- >> senator lindsey graham said he strongly disagrees with the obama administration's decision not to prosecute the surviving boston bomber as enemy combatant saying it was a premature decision. he made these comments at a news conference at the capitol monday. it's 15 minutes. >> thank you for coming. i understand at 2:50 we will have moment of silence for the nation for the victims in boston. i think that is appropriate and i think the president is right to lead that effort. quickly, to the families who have lost loved ones, to thos
benefit that's reform will provide tour country and economy and to our security. and we agree with those coauthors of the legislation in the senate who made the point in recent days that enhancing our security is one of the reasons why we should press forward with immigration reform. speculation about this particular matter is fine but this is under investigation. the fact is comprehensive immigration reform, as anybody who looked into and can attest will enhance our security for all of the...
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the entire economy is a prime money laundering concern. the famous subject on the banks of delta asia and macau which tracked down successfully kim's own money, that's the father, nearby dandong is the port of dal lifment on. recently a couple years back, the south africans found one of these ships as it came into a south african port filled with chinese rice and wheat and north korean weaponry of all kinds. it obviously had been inspected in dalleon and had been oked for onward proliferation to north korea. let's look at a couple more statistics. their exports to china has quadrupled during this period of 2008 to 2011 of strategic patients and tough financial sanctions and what have you and various u.n. resolution and so on and so forth. so trade may have doubled. according to bun of the prime watchers of north korean economics external and interm, north korean may in fact be running a trade surplus, which i think would shock a lot of people for any poor country. meaning it is exporting capital. north korean is exporting capital. where is
the entire economy is a prime money laundering concern. the famous subject on the banks of delta asia and macau which tracked down successfully kim's own money, that's the father, nearby dandong is the port of dal lifment on. recently a couple years back, the south africans found one of these ships as it came into a south african port filled with chinese rice and wheat and north korean weaponry of all kinds. it obviously had been inspected in dalleon and had been oked for onward proliferation...